Nijmegen Lent railway station
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Nijmegen Lent is a railway station located in Lent
, just north of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
. The station was opened on 1 June 2002 and is located on the Arnhem - Nijmegen railway line. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
. The main station of Nijmegen is Nijmegen railway station
.
The first station of Lent opened in 1882 and was closed in 1934 because there were too few passengers. During World War II
, the station was opened again twice, in 1940 and 1941 and when the bridge into Nijmegen was blown up, this was the terminating station for trains from Arnhem
.
The station was reopened in 2002.
Services 30 (Oosterhout - Nijmegen) and 31 (Arnhem
- Nijmegen) call at this station.
Lent, Netherlands
Lent is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality ofNijmegen, about 2 km north of that city, on the north bank of the Waal river.Lent was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Elst....
, just north of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The station was opened on 1 June 2002 and is located on the Arnhem - Nijmegen railway line. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...
. The main station of Nijmegen is Nijmegen railway station
Nijmegen railway station
Nijmegen is a railway station located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 9 August 1865 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway, Nijmegen–Venlo railway and the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway...
.
The first station of Lent opened in 1882 and was closed in 1934 because there were too few passengers. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the station was opened again twice, in 1940 and 1941 and when the bridge into Nijmegen was blown up, this was the terminating station for trains from Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
.
The station was reopened in 2002.
Train services
The following services currently call at Nijmegen Lent:- 2 hourly intercity services Zwolle - Nijmegen - Roosendaal
- 2 hourly local services (sprinter) Nijmegen - Arnhem - Zutphen
Bus services
There is a bus stop outside the station called Station NS.Services 30 (Oosterhout - Nijmegen) and 31 (Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
- Nijmegen) call at this station.